steps to making a podcast

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Preparation

  • train students to know their audience
  • pick a theme
  • research talking points
  • have a script
  • practice

Organization

  • podcasts require a beginning, middle, and conclusion

Research

  • research a particular subject as they would for a term paper (much of podcasting's educational value comes from this research process)
  • good example of beginning with the end on mind

Audio

To filter out background noise
  • Create a recording studio out of a wooden box and egg-crate insulation.
  • Stretch pantyhose over a coat hanger and stick the hanger in front of the microphone.
  • Use tools such as ASVS6GB Microphone Pop Filter

Get a reliable microphones(about $50-100)

Online Recording Studios

Articles on recording podcasts

Sound and Sound Effects Resources - Hal Davidson

To Record Audio

Mac: Use GarageBand 3 (advantage: comes with pre-recorded copyright free music and sound effects)
PC: Use Audacity (disadvantage: you would need to find your own un-copyrighted audio to use)

Suggestion for PC: Search "sounds" at the Microsoft clipart site.
Down load Audacity and LAME encoder (to convert Audacity files to mp3 format. See also the Audacity wiki and LAME wiki.

Uploading Podcasts


IDv3 Tags IDv3 Tags are like the MARC records for a podcast. When you save your audio as an .mp3 file in Audacity, you are prompted to enter information like title, author, date, and summary into the appropriate fields. The software may also prompt you to fill in information like album (is this podcast part of a series) and copyright notice. The more completely you fill in these fields the better! The fields are read by feed readers like iTunes and Bloglines. IDv3 tags tell your media player what the file is. Fill in those fields, and be consistent! For more information, visit http://www.id3.org/ID3v2Easy

Shownotes

1. Post your podcast to a place that has a feed and blog, like

2. After uploading your audio, create an accompanying blog post. This could include any and all of the following as shownotes:
  • An outline, or agenda, of topics covered in your podcasts
  • Slides from your presentation
  • Links to any websites, applications or media mentioned
  • Credits for any sources, like songs played or books discussion
  • Commentary on how the session went
  • A list of equipment used
  • Transcript of the session
  • A shoutout or thank you note to anyone who helped you
  • A question for discussion that you want listeners to respond to

Examples of Shownotes:
Chapman, C.C. Accident Hash. http://www.accidenthash.com.
The shownotes include a sort summary and a playlist, along with some related links.

Denver Public Lbrary Podcast. http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/
The shownotes include bibliographic citation, summary, and book covers of works read.

Emory University. http://web.library.emory.edu/podcast/
The shownotes include summary of show, links to software and resources discussed, and link to schedule for plugged workshops.

Gallaway, Beth. Skype Chat With Ned Vizzini. Burlington Public Library, Burlington MA. November 2006.
http://informationgoddess29.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=155253
The shownotes here is a transcript of the interview with the author.

Kehoe, Scott. "Podpeople." NELA, October 2006, Burlington VT. http://informationgoddess29.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=154413.
The shownotes here are slides from Scott's presentation.